Clinical Social Worker LCSW, Mother Baby Unit

bmc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Social Worker to provide consultation, assessment, treatment interventions, and advocacy under clinical supervision. The role emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and case management for diverse patient populations and families.

Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive assessments, delivering brief interventions, crisis support, and trauma-informed care while maintaining documentation and ensuring

Qualifications

• Utilizes biopsychosocial approach in patient care.
• Applies trauma-focused CBT techniques and motivational interviewing.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Complete biopsychosocial assessments and trauma assessments.
• Provide brief, solution-focused interventions and safety plans.
• Deliver trauma-informed crisis interventions for patients and families.
• Build rapport and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Utilize social work techniques to support coping with illness.
• Ensure weekly contact with inpatients and adjust for changes in care.
• Communicate with medical teams and community providers.

Skills

Biopsychosocial assessment

Trauma-focused CBT

Motivational interviewing

Reflective listening

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Social determinants of health

EPIC documentation

Tools

EPIC

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the clinical supervision of the Department Director and or Manager (or LCSW / LICSW), utilizes clinical social work techniques and theory to provide consultation, assessment, treatment interventions and advocacy for a diverse population of patients and their families. Utilizes a biopsychosocial approach to healthcare, while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams; to provide case management and crisis intervention for a wide range of complex social factors and determinants of health.

Position : Clinical Social Worker

Department : Social Workers

Schedule : Full Time

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

• Completes biopsychosocial assessments and other specialized trauma assessments, utilizing the department's psychosocial assessment tool as a guideline.
• Provides brief, solution-focused interventions and develops safety plans with patients as needed.
• Provides trauma-informed, strengths-based, crisis interventions on behalf of patients and families as needed.
• Develops rapport and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Utilize Social Work techniques including motivational interviewing, reflective listening, and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral treatment to support patients and families.
• Utilizes Social Work techniques and theory to assist patients and families in coping with newly diagnosed and or chronic illness to achieve improved functioning and emotional state.
• Ensures that admitted patients (inpatient) and family remain apprised, involved, supported and treated through prescribed clinical relationship through at least weekly contacts and whenever a change in care or plan requires more contact.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively and proactively with multi-disciplinary medical teams and community providers on behalf of patients and families.
• Screens and assesses patients for needs regarding social determinants of health.
• Screens and assesses to identify protective needs relative to child/disabled/child abuse, intimate partner violence, and community violence.
• Reports any and all suspected cases of abuse and neglect and follows up to ensure patient receives timely comprehensive consultations and compliance with legal mandates.
• Provides referrals, counseling, case management and advocacy on behalf of patients and families relative to health issues: substance misuse, disabilities, mental health concerns, homelessness and end of life needs.
• Provides consultation and referrals relative to community resources and a broad range of services, including, but not limited to: healthcare support services, social services, financial assistance, child-care, housing, financial entitlements, clothing, transportation, food pantries, etc.

DUTIES:

• Utilizes the electronic health record (EPIC) and other IT interfaces as necessary to track and monitor patients.
• Begins assessment for an inpatient within 24 hours of referral and completes within two interviews or within seven working days of referral.
• Begins assessment for an outpatient as soon as patient permits and completes within two interviews.
• Completes assessment for an Emergency Department patient within four hours of discharge.
• Complies with departmental, regulatory, and professional requirements for documentation and data collection. Submits department statistics and other records and reports within required time frames; when required.
• Maintains patient confidentiality according to hospital policy. Practices professional discretion when determining the inclusion of any patient information into medical record or department clinical record notes.
• Notes in medical record the exclusion of critical patient information and its availability.
• Documents each patient encounter in the medical record or the Department clinical record concurrently according to Department policies. Specifically, documents ongoing treatment work in the Department clinic records. Each recording shall include date, time, title and signature.
• Participates in social work committees and departmental work groups.
• Provides other administrative and special project assistance as required or assigned.
• Promotes a positive and collaborative work environment supportive of the hospital's missions and goals.
• Remains knowledgeable of and follows appropriate policies, procedures, and work standards, including but not limited to, policy regarding hours of work, absenteeism, and tardiness.
• Attends hospital required and relevant meetings, training sessions or activities, as assigned.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings and in-service education program offerings with punctuality and consistency.
• Maintains competency in areas of responsibility to ensure quality of care.
• Ensure that MSW licensure remains active by obtaining continuing education units (CEUs) and in good standing.
• All MSW and LCSW full-time social workers receive weekly supervision.
• All full-time social workers receive monthly administrative supervision.
• All full-time social workers are provi